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Michigan Charter School Growth Modest Since Limits Lifted In 2011
Opponents predicted a charter ‘in every neighborhood’
… cap on the number of public charter schools in the state, one … said the act would put “a charter school in every neighborhood.” … fear was shared by the anti-charter school movement.
In October … cap. While that happened, charter school critic and Michigan …
But the explosion of new charter schools that Arsen and others … more
Wellspring Prep Growing Strong
Diverse Grand Rapids charter readies kids for college
… National Heritage Academies K-8 charter schools. Just over half are … Even as the Grand Rapids charter school’s low-income population … Prep is one of five Michigan charter high schools affiliated through … professional development. As in many charter schools, instructors tend … anticipates a renewal of its charter in the coming months.
Its … more
Charters Top List Of Detroit’s Best Public High Schools
City’s 3 best were charters
… in the city of Detroit are charter schools, according to a Mackinac … schools in the city are public charter schools: Frontier International … selective schools because, unlike charters, they can choose to turn … admission.
Under state law, a charter school must accept any student … long as it has space. Many charter schools have a waiting list … more
Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation
… including the ability to close charters it deems unsuccessful. In … nationwide trade group for charter schools gave Michigan high … the health of its public charter school sector. For the second … National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranked Michigan third … high-need student population charters serve, their demonstrated … more
This Fall Will Be the First Time There are Fewer Charter Schools
'Flood' of charters claim doesn't hold water
… there has been a flood of charter schools in Michigan.
The … said: “Michigan opened the charter school floodgates in 2011 … some of the worst-performing charters into the poorest cities.” … school year there were 298 charter schools in Michigan, according … figure for 2015-16 was 302 charters. When the 2016-17 school … more
Unionizing Charter Schools Goes Nowhere In Michigan
The failure may explain why Democrats oppose charters
… rate of teachers at public charter schools across the country, … report published by a national charter advocacy organization.
The number of unionized charter schools across the nation … 781. But the total number of charters also climbed, resulting in … 2009-10). In Michigan, where charter schools are known as public … more
'Reckless Expansion' of Charter Schools? Not Quite
Just four more Michigan charters in three years
… increase in the number of charter schools in Michigan since … enacted its law governing charter schools 22 years ago.
The … artificial cap on the number of charters in 2011. A brief surge in charter schools followed, with 298 … only been a net gain of four charter schools, bringing the total … more
New York Times Wrong: Detroit Charter Schools Didn't 'Desert' Kids, the City Did
Mayor and city council banned selling shuttered schools to charters serving neediest children
… problematic reporting on Michigan’s charter schools has raised eyebrows … impression that well-heeled anti-charter school interests in Michigan … resources to compete with charter school defenders, including … same story also suggested charter schools had declined to serve … students in neighborhoods where charters have largely declined to … more
Detroit Charter School Students Gaining Months of Extra Education Per Year
But coalition is critical of charters
… of Detroit Schoolchildren, charter schools are also part of the problem. The report states, “Charter authorizers and charter school boards should improve … and better coordinate all charter schools.”
The report also … removal of the state cap on charter schools and their expansion … more
Michigan Charter Schools Closing While Failing Conventional Schools Stay Open
Analyst: 'That is how charter schools are held accountable'
… of Flint, Center Academy charter school and Northern High School … important distinction between how charter schools authorizers handle … MLive recently as saying charter school authorizers should … of our bad schools, both charters and traditional schools?" he said.
Charter authorizers in Michigan have … more